Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bernard grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Human Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries with him a set of whips on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His childhood dream was to be a Sculptor, but he was a colossal failure. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Expand his business; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has wavy white hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Rolf was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 pp. Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this eastern man wears just a green suit. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. After a long history of fighting, Henry and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 43000 sp. Eye agate (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, violet shirt, and green tie. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.